Like previos episodes, this one has shifting POV's that include Dean's. A reminder: this is a Sam-centric fic, but it definitely dives into Dean's internal struggle as he deals with his own trauma.

Title: Away from These Shores (11/?)Author:ever_dimmingGenre: GenSummary: A simple hunt leaves Sam in an altered state no one seems able to explain – at first. Pulling him out of it is not nearly as easy as it should be, especially since Dean is dealing with his own trauma(s).Triggers / warnings for this episode: Past suicidal ideation (and then some) in one paragraph; Dissociation (mostly not Dean's, for now); post-trauma, flashbacks, past violence & torture in hell and the Cage; quick reference the Winchesters' painful upbringing.Spoilers: The fic is standalone, but refers to the plot up to and including 8X01 here and there.Disclaimer: Supernatural, its characters, plot lines etc. belong to their awesome creators. I am merely suggesting fun new ways in which those beloved characters could suffer and/or be comforted.

Summary: Dean, Sam and Cas are on the case of a missing child. A blizzard complicates things.

Lebanon, KS

The disappearance of the little girl made the papers, catching Sam’s attention when he was searching for a case. Sam had managed to find papers from surrounding towns and states when he’d been at a bookstore a few days ago. He was now just getting to the stack, reading through them to see if there was anything of interest in them. Dean had been wound pretty tight lately and was restless. Even Sam was beginning to feel the walls closing in on himself. They really needed something to hunt. Sam’s eyebrows raised as he picked up the Minnesota Times and began to read the front page. If it hadn’t been for the color picture of a little girl in pigtails, smiling up at him with shining brown eyes, he might have overlooked the story all together.

*A/N: I deleted my own post last year about this WIP while going through a bad bout of anxiety. So, seeing as I've added a few new chapters since then, I thought I'd re-post. I really hope that's okay (and my apologies if I miss any PM's -- I'm apparently a complete moron, because I cannot for the life of me work the LJ inbox anymore. Not sure why).

***This started out as a Sam-centric fic, and it still is, so fair warning about that; but my fondness for Dean and his struggles snuck in soon enough. So, this fic has caretaker!Dean who is also increasingly revealing and dealing with his own trauma, and we get his POV as well. I think that might be relevant here. The next chapter I'm working on seems to be relatively Dean-heavy, too.

Title: Away from These Shores (10/?)Author:ever_dimmingGenre: GenSummary: A simple hunt leaves Sam in an altered state no one seems able to explain – at first. Pulling him out of it is not nearly as easy as it should be, especially since Dean is dealing with his own trauma(s).Triggers / warnings: A lot of dissociation (mostly not Dean's, for now); occasional self-harm in later chapters; post-trauma, past violence & torture in hell and the Cage; occasional mentions of the Winchesters' painful upbringing. Some grief, since in this slightly AU Cas did not survive Swan Song, and Bobby & Ellen are around (but Jo is gone).Spoilers: The fic is standalone, but refers to the plot up to and including 8X01 here and there.Disclaimer: Supernatural, its characters, plot lines etc. belong to their awesome creators. I am merely suggesting fun new ways in which those beloved characters could suffer and/or be comforted.

Title: Picking Up the Pieces - CodaFandom: Supernatural (obvs)Pairing: Dean/OFC - RileyDisclaimer: I don’t own Dean… Riley, however, is mine.Summary: So, I’ve been tinkering with this one for a while. It’s set seven years after the events of ‘Picking Up the Pieces’ (which is set after the events of ‘Taking Some Time’… it’s a whole thing. You should read those first.) This is set after 9.11 First Born, and leads into 9.12 Sharp Teeth (because Jensen was deliciously sick during filming, and this just begged to be written). So spoilers for everything that happened before that time, obviously. And spoilers for the two fics it precedes. Basically Dean is sick and carrying the weight of the world (isn’t he always?) and ends up in Riley’s area on a night he’s particularly vulnerable. Angst and feels ensue. You’ve been warned.Notes: Since this is like the third story in an apparent series I realise it should be some sort of “verse”, like the Taking-Some-Time-verse, but I can’t call it that because that’s stupid. Or the Dean-broke-his-back-and-suffers-PTSD-and-what-not-verse. Clearly, I’m not good at this. Suggestions are appreciated… just for… reference sake. Thanks, darlings.

Title: Picking up the PiecesAuthor: MissBaylissGenre: Sick!fic, hurt/comfort, Epic, Slightly AUCategory: GenRating: TCharacters: Dean, Sam, Bobby, Cas, a few OCsWarning: Very mild language. Descriptions of Hell. Can be considered slightly AU as Dean is not healed from his old wounds when Castiel raised him from perdition. Angst. Descriptions of panic attacks and mental health content.Disclaimer: They're pretty, but they're not mine.

Summary: Sequel to the story 'Taking Some Time'. Sam and Dean have found a little piece of normality in their messed up world, but Dean's still healing, physically and mentally.

Title: Long Before We FallAuthor:finchandsparrowGenre: gen; angst, drama, hurt/comfort; early S8Rating: PG-13Word Count: 5,379Characters: Dean, Sam, some JodyWarnings: language, non-major character death (off-screen), mentions of suicidal ideation, alcohol abuseNotes: Written as part of the SummerGen 2017 exchange for bluefire986

Summary: The next day Sam brings a cheeseburger and fries that overflow into the crevices of the take-out bag and seep glorious grease. He also brings thoughts on “The Future,” on what they should do as Dean starts the healing process. He’s doing his earnest counselor shtick and probably saying all the “right things.” He mentions two different kinds of crutches and Dean knows this is part of the talk he has already tuned out with the doctor. Sam’s probably talked to the guy about this crap, has probably done internet research on How to Acclimate Cripples to the Real World. Dean doesn’t need to hear this.

Title: Picking up the PiecesAuthor: MissBaylissGenre: Sick!fic, hurt/comfort, Epic, Slightly AUCategory: GenRating: TCharacters: Dean, Sam, Bobby, Cas, a few OCsWarning: Very mild language. Descriptions of Hell. Can be considered slightly AU as Dean is not healed from his old wounds when Castiel raised him from perdition. Angst. Descriptions of panic attacks and mental health content.Disclaimer: They're pretty, but they're not mine.

Summary: Sequel to the story 'Taking Some Time'. Sam and Dean have found a little piece of normality in their messed up world, but Dean's still healing, physically and mentally.

Artpost: No one is coming to save youArtist:thruterryseyesCharacters: Dean WinchesterSummary: All hurt and no comfort. I built this and TRIED to come up with a story for it and just couldn't so I'm posting it by itself. Maybe somrehting will come to me. All my ideas seem to to turn into pictures anymore and just cut straight to the pain. Anyway. All hurt and no comfort.And it's a crappy title.